1933 Bulli state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bulli on 3 June 1933 because of the death of Andrew Lysaght, Labor (NSW). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
3 May 1933Andrew Lysaght died. [1]
17 May 1933 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
22 May 1933Day of nomination
3 June 1933Polling day
5 August 1933Return of writ

Result

1933 Bulli by-election
Saturday 3 June  [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) John Sweeney 5,37645.5-17.3
United Australia Arthur Butterell3,08426.1-4.0
Miners Albert Willis 2,78323.5
Communist Paul Martin5865.0+1.7
Total formal votes11,82998.9+0.1
Informal votes1361.1-0.1
Turnout 11,96592.0-5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) John Sweeney 7,73465.4
United Australia Arthur Butterell4,09534.6
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Andrew Augustus Lysaght". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Bulli". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (74). 17 May 1933. p. 1647. Retrieved 19 August 2020– via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1933 Bulli by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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